A Goa-based right-wing group, the Hindu Janajagruti Samithi, cited the ongoing atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh as they demanded the BCCI to cancel upcoming cricket matches between India and Bangladesh.

A series sweep against Bangladesh will cement India's place atop the World Test Championship (WTC) standings but the team under Rohit Sharma are guarding against any complacency in the two-match home series beginning in Chennai on Thursday.

Follow live coverage of India vs Bangladesh from the Bangladesh in India 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

This is the first Test series for India since their win against England earlier this year and Bangladesh are coming here with a historic clean-sweep win against Pakistan

Skipper Rohit Sharma has already made it clear that the two-Test series against Bangladesh, starting in Chennai on Thursday, is “no dress rehearsal” as the two-time World Test Championship finalists return to the traditional red-ball format for the first time since March.

India return to action after a rare break that lasted over a month by hosting Bangladesh for two Tests and three T20Is